Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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(1958) Patrice Lumumba, “Speech at Accra”
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(1855) William C. Nell, “The Triumph Of Equal School Rights In Boston“
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Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Early 20th Century Harlem Radicalism
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(1906) Isaka Seme, “The Regeneration of Africa”

Explore Global African History

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Algiers, Algeria (circa 9th century AD–)
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Amazons (Ahosi) of Dahomey
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Dar es Salaam (1857- )
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The South African Freedom Charter (1955)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: One Tennessee Community’s Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada
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The Trillion Dollar African American Consumer Market: Economic Empowerment or Economic Dependency?

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators